Why Millennials Are Moving Back To Italy
In 2018, nearly 45,000 Italians returned from abroad to resettle in Italy according to figures from Istat, the Italian National Institute of Statistics. This emerging trend of Italians returning home following years of studying and working abroad could be the silver lining for Italy that shines through the decade-long cloud that saw a mind-boggling...
The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2020: All the Italian Med...
The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships, the competition created and presided over by Tom Stevenson, the world’s top expert on sparkling wines, has revealed the Gold and Silver Medals for the 2020 edition. Once again this year, Ferrari Trento has confirmed its leading role, both in Italy and at an international level: with 9 Gold Medals...
Pescara, Patricelli racconta nel suo nuovo libro la vicenda dell'italoamericano Renato Berardinucci
Marco Patricelli racconta nel suo nuovo romanzo la vicenda dell'italoamericano Renato Berardinucci. Lo storico, originario di Pescara, è infatti l'autore di "Il partigiano americano. Una storia antieroica della Resistenza", che uscirà il prossimo 10 dicembre. Si racconta la vita del partigiano nato a Philadelphia nel 1921 e ucciso ad Arischia nel 1...
Gancia® Pops the Cork on Highly Anticipated New Prosecco Rosé D.O.C. in North America
Sparkling wine fans have a new reason to sip and celebrate this month with the long-awaited launch of Gancia's Prosecco Rosé D.O.C. This new-to-market wine merges the popular trends of Prosecco and Rosé into a unique varietal approved earlier this year by the governing body for the Prosecco D.O.C. appellation. Maintaining Gancia's heritage of "firs...
The Meaning Behind Gianni Versace's Fashion Signatures
At a time when many of his peers preferred an austere minimalism, Gianni Versace stayed true to himself. The brilliant designer’s flashy signature looks set him apart from anyone else in the fashion world. With bondage-inspired gowns, brilliant prints, and metallic mini-skirts, Gianni and his namesake label pushed the boundaries of fashion. An inno...
The Old Guard and Martin Eden Star Luca Marinelli Is One of 2020's Beautiful Breakout Performers
As we move further and further into quarantine with seemingly no hope of making it out to the other side, I’ve found that people are developing new, often bizarre obsessions to stay sane in COVID-induced solitude. For some, these obsessions are healthy—productive even: Learning to cook or knit, or developing an aptitude for woodworking. For me, it’...
Rome bans horse-drawn carriages from city streets
Rome has banned the traditional horse-drawn carriages from operating on the city's streets, ordering that the so-called botticelle can only circulate in public parks and historic villas. Under the new rules approved by the city assembly on 1 December, the horses must follow established routes, with stops scheduled every 45 minutes and for no more t...
Andrea Bocelli to perform live Christmas concert
The event will stream from Italy's Teatro Regio di Parma opera house, on December 12. World renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli has announced a new Christmas concert. On December 12, Bocelli will live-stream the show, called “Believe in Christmas,” from the Teatro Regio di Parma opera house in Italy. Last Easter, when the world fell into the grasp of COV...
The mysterious masks that protect Calabria's homes
In the 21st century, protecting our homes means, more often than not, installing a top notch alarm system, one of those we regularly set off by mistake in the morning when, before our first coffee, we open the kitchen door to let the cat out. Our fear for intruders, unfortunately well justified, is quite specific: it’s people we’re afraid of and it...
Italy lays out plan for coronavirus vaccinations 'from spring 2021'
Italy will distribute free vaccinations against coronavirus once the jabs are approved, the health minister said on Wednesday. Here's who will be rst in line. The immunisation drive is expected to begin in the spring, Roberto Speranza said in an address to parliament. Italy will get its vaccines via an EU procurement programme and is waiting for th...
Pandoro: All About Italy’s Christmas Tree Cake
Pandoro is a soaring star-shaped cake with a delicious golden brioche-like center and a lovely vanilla butter aroma. It even comes boxed with a packet of confectioners’ sugar to sprinkle on top, to enhance its festive, Christmas-tree appearance. Italy sets many strict rules for its production, including the use of only natural yeast, farm fresh egg...
Bologna cuisine becomes a UNESCO heritage?
To protect and enhance Bolognese cuisine in the world as a unique heritage, for the contents it expresses directly, for the close relationships it presents with the history of the territory, with the social, cultural and entrepreneurial fabric and for the value of the agri-food sector on which it is regge, the Metropolitan City of Bologna launches...